Web by Topic: Popular Culture
Heartland's knowledgeable librarians have assembled a list of some of the more reliable Web sites.
What are some credible sites about popular culture?
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Encyclopedia of Television
Part of the Museum of Broadcast Communication Web site, this page includes more than 1,000 essays on specific programs, people and topics such as violence, tabloid television, etc. Viewers can browse the topics alphabetically or search by specific terms. -
Fifties Web
Find information on television, music, games, fashion, fads, and slang of the 1950s at this historical site. -
Periodic Table of Comic Books
On this site, click on an element of the periodic table to see comic book pages relating to that element. -
Pew Internet and American Life Project
Based on research surveys and analysis, this site gives information on how the public is using the Web for communication, information, financial transactions, hobbies and entertainment. Charts and graphs of different Internet activities are included. -
Sixties Project
A collection of primary and secondary resources covering the sixties, including personal narratives, texts of primary documents, an archive of articles on the 1960s, filmographies, bibliographies, humor and a gallery containing buttons, posters and clipart. -
TV Acres
This site offers a subject guide to characters, places and things that appeared on American television from the 1940s to the present during prime time hours and Saturday mornings. (NOTE: The site's subject guide and search function take some getting used to, but work well once understood.) -
TV History
An online history of television in the United States divided by time period. Find statistics, timelines, programming information and more. -
Your Place in Time
This site is based on an exhibit at the Henry Ford Museum that highlights five generations of the 20th century and explores the everyday technologies that shaped each of those generations. A timeline of major technological and social events is divided by decade from 1900 through the 1990s.
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